Exam 1: Introduction to Pathology

Diseases that are present at birth from genetic or environmental factors are classified as:

An abnormal disturbance of the function and structure of the human body following injury refers to:

In the treatment of neoplastic disease,interferons and interleukins are associated with:

The identification of common DNA pattern sequences and common patterns of genetic variations of single DNA bases resulted in:

The ease with which a pathogenic organism can overcome the body's defenses best describes:

An adverse response to medical treatment itself is termed:

A protein coat surrounding a genome of either RNA or DNA without an organized cellular structure best describes which type of microorganism?

The study of the cause of disease is termed:

Prognosis refers to:

In classification of a tumor using the TNM system,the T refers to the:

The sequence of events producing cellular changes following injury best defines:

Diseases that generally require a decrease in the exposure technique are considered:

The spread of cancerous cells into surrounding tissue by virtue of the close proximity best describes:

A genetic disorder caused by an abnormality on one of the 22 nonsex chromosomes is considered:

A syndrome is best defined as:

Data regarding the number of deaths caused by a particular disease averaged over a population are collected and reported by the:

Each cell in the human body,except the reproductive cells,contains _____ pairs of autosomal chromosomes and _____ sex chromosomes.

Cancer originating in epithelial tissue is termed:

The lymph node into which the primary neoplasm drains during metastasis is termed the _____ node.

A tumor consisting of differentiated cells has a higher probability for malignancy.